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Elektra isn't wearing the open toed Bujinkan shoes but she is walkin'.Digital study for December issue of What If.

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Sketch for a work in progress OGN.

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The faceless hooded character with flute was an inked drawing I did as a freshman in high school. Rest of the collage are by a variety of artists.Ink Stains Issue 4Article by Ken Meyer Jr. covering the amateur publication by the late Capt. David Heath Jr. from the 70's and early 80's devoted to SF/Fantasy comic art. Gilbert Hernandez, Dan Clowes, and many others who currently work as

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GEARSCOUT LINK"The R&D is the child of two tomahawk titans. Rafael Kayanan of Sayoc Tactical Group and Daniel Winkler an accomplished bladesmith. "" No other weapon of the same size can generate as much force with a short stroke in an enclosed space. Period. If a bad guy gets in your entry stack, you can’t shoot him without endangering your teammates; and a knife is a slow kill. If you really

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iphone pic of my Cintiq screen... working on several pages at once.You can see a partial shot of panel one before it is placed into the full page.I created a custom brush for those little dudes on the Helicarrier.All digital issue for upcoming What if:: Daredevil/Elektra for Marvel.

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Before and after shot of double page spread for upcoming Elektra/Daredevil WHAT IF.You can see how the tones fit into the mix.

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On the right is a link to Michael Jaco's book The INTUITIVE WARRIOR. I rarely promote books on this blog, but I first met MIke when he was training edged weapons with us as a great representative of the elite Navy SEALs. He also shared with our group some of his philosophy and outlook on the warrior mindset. The best way to understand where Mike is coming from is to read a bit about the man and

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Quick reminder that a link on the right directs you to my other blog about Dante's Inferno.

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This was one that got away on the sword choreography end of things. Regardless, director Michael Bassett did what looks like a fine job on one of my favorite Robert E. Howard characters.After the film does its thing, perhaps I'll post the quick demo we shot in the snowy hills of Pennsylvania.

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Originally published by Marvel Comics in 2001 for the 9-11 benefit book - A Moment of Silence. Digital color by Steve Busccellato.

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CARDS ONLINE ARTICLEArticle and interview concerning the high demand for certain sketch cards, primarily focusing on a set I worked on in 2006 featuring the LORD OF THE RINGS. A collector is also interviewed describing the fun and passion of sketch cards. Written by Jon Doyle.

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Changing it up a bit with a few out of sequence pics taken last year of a sword and dagger demo.

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COMIC BOOK RESOURCES has an interview with Marvel editors, Chris Allo and Justin Gabrie. The above image is page one of my Elektra vs. Daredevil issue. Colors by Lovern Kindzierski.

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"I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills..."

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10 minute Rough Sketch

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132 Piece Roman Soldier SetPosted using ShareThis

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PROMO CARDCheck out this animation by Kirk Demarias if you ever wondered about those comic book ads.

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Al Williamson's Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the HeroicAlthough the whole book is very entertaining and informative, the last third of this book truly shines. It showcases Williamson's pen and ink brilliance. Excellent reproduction. I highly recommend any fan of solid pen and ink art to check this out. What is often overlooked is Williamson's compositions and how he

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I was working on interior pencils for a comic which featured a backhoe prominently on the page. That afternoon I saw this right outside the production offices of Spider-Man Broadway. Took the right angle needed with my iphone and here's one of the roughs from it.

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Rough utilizing a familiar tattoo and redesigning it with a tribal aesthetic.

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My heroes had the heartTo lose their lives out on a limb...

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Pen and ink image that was up on an old site.

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